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doranchak wrote:

Mr lowe wrote:

Paul_Averly wrote:I find it interesting that one suspects name produces the same pattern of 3 repeats using this method.

http://www.cryptool-online.org/index.ph ... 73&lang=en

ROSSMSULLIVAN

(10 turns) =

RVOASNSMSULLI

it would be interesting if it was perfect in its further actions.. the double L are not good.
wonder how many other names work into it..

Very many. I ran a test and it's already found over 5 million names that produce similar patterns of 3 repeats in those positions. Here's a sample of the top 100,000:

http://zodiackillerciphers.com/scytale- ... sample.txt

I did not explain myself properly.. I meant known suspects or anyone's POI's that would work into scytale. (Mine does not) I would doubt he would use such a simple technique to cover his name.. I don't think he would risk his name at all but ya never know what a crazy man will do.

GEORGESAXBERG (+2) = GOGSXEGEREABR

E_E_E appears, offset by one column.

LAWRENCEKLEIN, ROBERTEHUNTER, ARTLEIGHALLEN, RICKRMARSHALL, nope.

WILLIAMBLATTY fits as an anagram, but no direct circle-8 hits (using this method).

Thank you doranchak for posting and adding the book.
Very informative.
Regards
Bart